Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim was to investigate differences in the levels of work engagement across demographic and work- and organization-related factors, and their relative importance for work engagement.
METHODS: The study was based on a sample of 17 498 male and 17 897 female employees from the sixth European Working Conditions Survey collected in 2015. Linear regression models and dominance analysis were used.
RESULTS: Several significant differences between the levels of work engagement in different demographic and work- and organization-related groups. Employees working in human service occupations reported higher levels of work engagement than employees in other industries. Relatively, occupational group (68%) and industry (17%) contributed most to work engagement.
CONCLUSIONS: It is important to focus on enhancing work engagement, particularly among less educated employees, among those with non-permanent contracts, and in certain occupations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 373-381 |
Journal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 13 Dec 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
Keywords
- employee well-being
- employment arrangements
- epidemiology
- Europe
- population study
- work engagement